Throughout the 2019 season, I will be running down some of the notable performances impacting dynasty baseball leagues, or anything that might have caught my eye in general. Here is The Dynasty Baseball Rundown (3/10/19):

Click the below links for my previous off-season content:
March 2019 Top 100 Dynasty Baseball Prospects Ranking
2019 Top 1,000 Dynasty Baseball Rankings
2019 Top 472 Dynasty Baseball Prospect Rankings
11 Dynasty Baseball Rules to Live By
2020 Top 90 Dynasty Baseball First Year Player Draft Rankings (1st Edition)

Bo Bichette TOR, SS – If you are going to watch only one gif of prospect spring training exploits, this gif (made by Prospect Live’s Lance Brozdowski) of the ball taking off like a rocket ship from the bat of Bo Bichette is the one to watch. Part of me thinks it is too good to be true and there is something going on with the speed of the video, but either way, it is really fun to watch.

Anthony Alford TOR, OF – I told you not to give up on Alford’s plus athleticism in my Top 1,000 Dynasty Ranking (I acquired him as a throw-in in one of my leagues) and he is showing you why with a beastly spring, going 7 for 21 with 4 homers and 2 steals. He isn’t going to break camp with the team, but if he puts up big numbers in Triple-A, he’s got a shot to make an impact in the 2nd half.

Kyle Lewis SEA, OF – Blowing up this spring, going 7 for 15 with 2 homers and a stolen base. More importantly, the knee looks healthy. Lewis is firmly back in my Top 100. Hold on to him for dear life.

Jo Adell LAA, OF – Speaking of knee injuries, Adell avoided a serious one while running the bases yesterday, but he did come away with a sprained right ankle and strained left hamstring that should keep him out for several weeks. It doesn’t impact his dynasty value at all, but it is a reminder that the injury gods are always lurking, ready to destroy your fantasy teams on a whim.

Cristian Pache ATL, OF – 8 for 19 with 2 homers and a steal. Considering his bat is supposed to be a weakness, this is quite the impressive performance. He has a chance to explode up prospect lists by mid-season.

German Marquez COL, SP – Struck out 9 batters in 3 IP with the flu. That’s some Michael Jordan shit right there, except Jordan did it in Game 5 of the Championship series, while Marquez did it in Spring Training. So I guess maybe it isn’t some Michael Jordan shit.

Matt Strahm SD, SP – The Strahm hype is real, throwing 4 scoreless innings with 2 hits and 8 K’s yesterday. He won’t be underrated in smarter fantasy leagues, but my guess is you will be able to steal him in the majority of leagues out there.

Eloy Jimenez CHW, OF – The hype has been very quiet on Eloy, maybe because he is 3 for 23 with 8 K’s, 0 walks and 1 homer. He’s making it really hard for prospect social media to get up in arms and outraged over manipulating his service time. Help us, help you.

Keston Hiura MIL, 2B – Starting to heat up, homering and driving in four yesterday. He’s now slashing .273/.385/.591 with 2 homers and a steal. This guy is going to contribute in every category when he finally gets his shot.

Ronald Guzman TEX, 1B – Hitting .292 with 3 homers and a 1.079 OPS. Guzman is a big dude at 6’5”, 225 who focused on being a good hitter rather than selling out for power in the minors. Now that he is entering his physical prime, there is some serious underrated upside here.

Triston McKenzie CLE, SP – Shut down with an upper back strain. It’s probably from carrying around all that extra weight. The 6’5”, 165-pound McKenzie could stand to lose a few 😉

Ryan McMahon COL, 2B – Leads all qualified spring hitters with a 1.333 OPS. Garrett Hampson is 7th with a 1.033 OPS. It’s never easy with Colorado.

Lewis Brinson MIA, OF – Leading all hitters with 5 homers, although a 8/2 K/BB in 26 at-bats is not exactly sparkling. He was bad last year, but the numbers looked even worse because he was also unlucky. There is nowhere to go but up.

Domingo Santana SEA, OF – Slashing .455/.520/1.091 with 4 homers and a 5/3 K/BB. I’ve still seen Domingo going silly low in drafts. I would own him everywhere at the price he is available at right now.

Austin Hays BAL, OF – Getting an early jump on his bounce back season, slashing .320/.346/.800 with 3 homers. With Mancini, Hays, Stewart and Diaz, the Orioles corner OF spots are up for grabs.

Vlad Guerrero Jr. TOR, 3B – Left oblique strain will keep Guerrero out for about 3 weeks. Toronto already announced he will start the year in the minors, but it might push his timetable back another week or two at least. This hurts more for the people aggressively drafting him in re-draft leagues.

Domingo German NYY, SP – My guess is German is next man up with Severino on the shelf. He’s got nasty stuff and is dominating this spring with a 2.35 ERA and a 12/1 K/BB in 7.2 IP. By the time Severino returns, Paxton will probably be on the DL. Or CC. Or Tanaka. Point being, German is going to get a ton of innings this year one way or another.

By Michael Halpern (@MichaelCHalpern)
Email: michaelhalpern@imaginarybrickwall.com
Twitter: Imaginary Brick Wall (@DynastyHalp)